X-Acto 12″ Heavy Duty Paper Trimmer Review
The X-Acto 12″ Heavy Duty Paper Trimmer (Model Number 26312) has a wooden, gridded board with heavy duty plastic feet, arm, ruler, and guide. The blade is made of steel and a “safety guard” bar protects clumsy fingertips from getting into trouble (though they should still be cautious). According to the package, the product can cut up to 12 sheets of paper at a time.
I bought mine from Staples awhile ago for around $50. I brought it home, unpackaged it, and got myself ready for some intense paper cutting sessions.
Within minutes of use, the “hardened steel blade” got a kink in it and rendered itself close to useless, and I’m sure I was trying to cut less than the recommended 12 sheets at the time. Subsequent attempts to work around this shortcoming by making shorter cuts or repositioning the paper after each one only put more kinks in the apparently low-quality metal blade.
I’ve been too busy to call customer service and ask for a new blade, as the included warranty says I can do, but will post the results of that when I do it.
My ruling on the X-Acto 12″ Heavy Duty Paper Trimmer: Save your receipt!